October Rain

Chapter I

October Rain

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Dancin' in the Moonlight by Toploader

Breathe by Michelle Branch

Stunning by Madtown

Chapter I

South Jeolla Province, South Korea, October 2009

"Rain!"

The loud, boisterous voice of Rain Kim's mother echoed throughout their simple yet cozy home in the countryside. This had been a typical scene in their household. His mom cooking up a storm for him and his younger brother Rick who is six years his junior, his father is a noodle shop owner.

A head suddenly popped out of the covers and turned to look at the time. A small groan came across his lips.

It's just five thirty in the morning.

"Rain!"

Another boisterous call from the woman downstairs stormed up.

"I'm up! I'm Up! I'm Up!" Rain said whilst trying to untangle himself from his comforter.

He really doesn't know why but he can't seem to get used to wake up this early, and he'd been doing it his whole life. He turned to look at the moist mirror in his room and looked at his disheveled appearance.

"Yep. Good morning to you too Rain..." He greeted his reflection with a sigh as he left his room.

He descended down the creaky wooden steps of the staircase and was greeted by the cold October air. "Mom, what's for breakfast?" He asked.

"Fried eggs, fried rice, and kimchi." His mother replied as she placed the utensils on the table before beckoning her son to help her with what she was doing. Rain walked toward the table and began to help set it up.

"By the way, Son, do you mind helping out with the groceries for the noodle shop?" Mrs. Kim asked her son.

"No, I don't mind it mom." He said politely as he resumed what he was doing.

He felt a pinch on his cheek. "Such a good son." A beautiful laugh came across his mother's lips and he felt himself laughing as well.

As soon as they finished eating breakfast, Rain decided to take a bath first before leaving for his errands on this cold blistery October morning. After doing so, he put on some warm, comfortable clothes, perfect for the weather and hopped on his bike so he can finally start his day.

As he was busy pedaling along the street on the way to the market, he turned to look at young students as they got ready to go to school. He felt his throat constrict a bit because he felt a tinge of jealousy.

Rain had always been a diligent student; he was an honor student at that. But bad things happened all at the same time and he wasn't able to get into college. With visceral force, it all went back to him in one swift blow.

He remembered how he was ostracized by his teachers when they accused him of cheating during the final exams. Truth be told, he never even cheated, he was just at the wrong place at the right time. He never really found justice in his disqualification for the bid to valedictorian—heck he didn't even have a place in the honor roll during graduation, his teachers said that he was lucky enough to graduate instead of being expelled. This broke his heart dearly and he is sure that it broke his family's heart even more. Their eldest son barely even graduated and was not able to go to college the next year because of one stupid and unjustifiable allegation that turned his whole life upside down.